Céad Míle Fáilte
It’s Todd once again. In this issue we have new episodes of our own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, Celtic Christmas Music Podcast, and Folk Songs & Stories. The other highlighted podcasts are Celtic Myths and Legends Podcast & Copperplate time. There is a list of new albums. The highlighted articles feature stories on The Tragic Shadow Cast, Beach Buddies helping with beach cleanup, & the Cornwall Pub of the year being announced. The highlighted festival is Shamrock Showdown that take place March 14 – 16 at Oglebay in Wheeling, WV. We hope you enjoy this issue. Until next time, slàinte mhath!
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #701: ST. PATRICK'S DAY
- The Friel Sisters, Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, Owen Marshall, Fialla, W. Ed Harris, Goitse, Clay Babies, The Irish Rovers, Blackwillow Starling, Hanneke Cassel, La Famille LeBlanc, Mànran, The Inland Seas, The Secret Commonwealth, On the Lash, River Driver, Dan Possumato, Austral, Misty Posey, Runa, Drumspyder, Larkin & Moran Brothers, David Mitchell, Sligo Rags, Jim McKenna, Mac and Cheese, Bealtaine, Conamara Chaos, Ockham’s Razor, Robert Zielinski, CaliCeltic, Golden Bough, The Langer’s Ball, Juha Rossi, Ryan Dunne, The High Kings, Katie Jane Band, Charlie O’Brien, Santiago Molina, Brobdingnagian Bards, Jiggy, Celtic Conundrum, Sheridan Rúitín, Screaming Orphans, Willowgreen, Kilmaine Saints, Wolf & Clover, Seamus Kennedy, April Moon Band, Chris Gray, Black Market Haggis
- A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Rick Boyce, Bruce, Daniel Ide, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Alan Schindler, Karen Harris, Margreta Silverstone, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Gerald F Boyle, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, John Sharkey White, II, Kelly Garrod, Mike Schock, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali
IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2024 PLAYLIST
- Every week, Patrons of the Podcast vote in the Celtic Top 20. Those votes are tabulated two weeks later. The most-popular songs are added to these playlists.
- You can vote for your favorite by following the link in this week's show.
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CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20
- Every year, I publish the Celtic Top 20. This is your pick of the best, most-popular songs of the year. But to make the show great, I need you to vote for your favorite songs in each episode.
- Just list each of the bands performing those favorite songs to quickly and easily cast your vote.
WHAT'S NEW WITH CELTIC MUSIC
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NEW CDS
- Alban Eilir – by VARIOUS ARTISTS
- Out Of The Ordinary – by Claire Roche
- anam na mara – by Allen Temple
- Slavicum II – by Filip Lackovic
- When I Was Singing: FAWM 2025 vol 1 – by Jen Midkiff (she/her)
- Into the Light – by Alex Kehler & Nicholas Williams
- Shine – by Mark Hervey
- The Voice – by Sophie Brown and Friends
- Highlands to Heartlands – by Calum MacPhail
- Timeless Scotland – by Standard Music Library & Alex Carty
- Druid's Delight Dance – by Celtic Folk Legends, Bardic Realms & Ancient Lore Melodies
- ON THE ROAD Live – by Tartan Terrors
- Through It All – by Chris Greve
- Middle Earth (The Shire) – by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Attn Bands: Go to 4celts.com to submit your band to the podcast.
CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC PODCAST #84: ST. PATRICK'S DAY FOR CHRISTMAS
- Some of this music might work just great for your St Patrick's Day celebrations. It’s Celtic Christmas Music #84
- Keltricity, Jesse Ferguson, Seán Heely, Screaming Orphans, Irish Christmas in America, Scythian, Mary-Kate Spring Lee, Dublin Gulch, Alisa Marie, Peat in the Creel
FOLK SONGS & STORIES #297: IRISH SONGS FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY
- St Patrick’s Day is a week away. Listen to a fun concert of St Patrick’s Day music. Irish songs with my own unique twist.
- This is Folk Songs & Stories #297
CELTIC MYTHS AND LEGENDS PODCAST: THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
- It's finally time I covered Nessie! I was actually quite new to the stories surrounding Loch Ness so embark on this journey alongside me as we find out a bit more 🙂
THE FORGOTTEN VOICES OF THE TROUBLES
- IN A NEW book In The Sorrow and the Loss — The Tragic Shadow Cast by the Troubles, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Martin Dillon explores the toll Northern Ireland’s bloody conflict took on women. Featuring previously unheard voices from both sides of the community and beyond, this book features a wide array of testimony: the wife of a high-level UDA assassin, the mother of a murdered RUC officer, a survivor of the 1974 Dublin bombings and more.
COPPERPLATE TIME 499
- Bothy Band, 4 Men & A Dog, MacDiarmada/Gormley/Harvey, Niamh Ni Charra, Gatehouse, PJ & Marcus Hernon, John Bowe & Mary Conroy, McGoldrick/McCusker/Doyle, Noel Hill, Paddy Glackin, Michael McGoldrick & John Carty, Ralph McTell, Liam O’Flynn/Donal Lunny, Sean Keane, John McEvoy & John Wynne, Eilis Kennedy, Cillian Vallely & David Doocey, Paddy Kiloran, Carlos/Sweeney/McCartin, Bothy Band
BEACH BUDDIES LINK UP WITH CHANNEL ISLANDS FOR FIRST EVER ‘BIG BEACH CLEAN'
- Beach Buddies, the Isle of Man’s volunteer-driven litter collection charity, is teaming up with beach cleaning groups in Guernsey and Jersey for the first time as part of the Channel Islands’ annual ‘Big Beach Clean’ this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, March 15-16).
- As part of the collaboration, Beach Buddies is encouraging Manx residents to take part by heading to their favourite beach, collecting litter and sending in photos of their efforts.
CORNWALL PUB OF THE YEAR 2025 WINNER ANNOUNCED
- The Cornwall Pub of the Year 2025 winner has been announced by beer body CAMRA Kernow. The Campaign for Real Ale Kernow has recognised The Hole in the Wall in Bodmin as the county's Pub of the Year 2025 – after stripping it of the same title last year, then making a U-turn.
SHAMROCK SHOWDOWN
- Get ready for an unforgettable weekend filled with authentic Celtic food, lively music, exciting contests, archery demos, and traditional Irish road bowling. The fun continues with the Highland Games, featuring classic events that will keep you entertained all weekend long!
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